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- [shou-er]
- /ˈʃaʊ ər/
- /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shou-er]
- /ˈʃaʊ ər/
Definitions of shower word
- noun shower a person or thing that shows. 1
- verb with object shower to bestow liberally or lavishly. 1
- verb with object shower to deluge (a person) with gifts, favors, etc.: She was showered with gifts on her birthday. 1
- verb with object shower to bathe (oneself) in a shower bath. 1
- verb without object shower to rain in a shower. 1
- verb without object shower to take a shower bath. 1
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Origin of shower
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English shour (noun), Old English scūr; cognate with German Schauer, Old Norse skūr, Gothic skūra
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shower
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shower popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shower usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shower
noun shower
- ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
- anarchism — Anarchism is the belief that the laws and power of governments should be replaced by people working together freely.
- barrage — A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- bath — A bath is a container, usually a long rectangular one, which you fill with water and sit in while you wash your body.
- bathroom — A bathroom is a room in a house that contains a bath or shower, a washbasin, and sometimes a toilet.
verb shower
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- bathe — If you bathe in a sea, river, or lake, you swim, play, or wash yourself in it. Birds and animals can also bathe.
- bedew — to wet or cover with or as if with drops of dew
See also
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